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Islington 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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[1913

The quality of these various milks in L913 are given in the following tabular statement:—

Obtained.No of Samples Analysed.Average Percentage of Fat.Average Percentage of Solids, not Fat.Avtiago Percentage of Total Solids.
On Sundays1623.568.7412.30
On Week-days3183.528.7212.24
At Railway Stations1203.808.9212.72
Official Minimum Standard3.008.5011.50

T able CXIX.

Showing the analyses of9,377milks examined in Islington during the fifteen years1898-1912and1913,and distinguishing those purchased on Sundays, on Weekdays, and procured at the Railw.iy Stations while in transit from the Farmer to the London Milk Purveyor.

Years.Sunday Milks.Week-day Milks.Railway Milks (Farmers).
No. of Samples.Per cent, ot non-fatty solids.Per cent, of fat.No. of samples.Per cent, of non-fatty solids.Per cent, of fat.No. of samples.Per cent, of non-fatty solids.Per cent, of fat,
18981938.503.502308.563.691208.844.04
18991818.493.502318.533.581208.824.23
19001968.643.622248.553.531218.753.93
19011968.563.642958.603.491418.773.69
19021928.593.602748.643.51908.763.85
19031678.423.862188.473.741208.663.90
19041648.523.783178.483.741208.623.97
19051618.553.683238.513.721128.663.87
19061958.493.583328.523.591108.753.69
19071508.643.633278.653.761208.773.96
19081608.583.693248.583.521208.733.88
19091598.663.673268.853.621208.743.86
19101608.573.553368.503.441258.763.74
19111608.573.633208.543.651218.713.92
19121608.703.673268.763.611208.843.86
Total Fifteen Years2,5948.563.644,4038.583.611,7808.743.89
19131628.743.563188.723.521208.923.80